Category: Boat tests / Cruise account / Used boatsAuthor: Jeremy EvansDescription: Me & my boat - we go cruising with our readers.
Jeremy joins Steve and Cathy Lacey on Wild Rival, a robust classic that still provides great sailing 40 years after her launch. Our verdict on the boat. 'She's one of the best boats you could buy for tough conditions'.

Category: Boat testsDescription: A new glass 31-footer based on a well tried cruiser racer. Although Rival is new on the scene she is in fact based upon her designer's well-proved 'Fair Roamer'
(11 seasons of cruising and racing) and the D 25 class which developed later. Rival would appear to be a good healthy design of fast cruiser with a good deal of sail power.

Category: Boat testsDescription: Boat Report
The Rival 41 from Southern Boatbuilding, is a direct descendant of the Rivals 32 & 34, all designed by Peter Brett. She is not a boat which stirs up an explosive reaction, she is honest, middle of the road, sensible and practical.

Category: Boat testsAuthor: J D SleightholmeDescription: A proved seakeeping design
These are easily handled long-haul boats, with no obvious faults. The fact that Rivals are basically family boats is not to their discredit either.

Category: Boat testsAuthor: Peter MilneDescription: Test of time
With her sweet lines and good handling, this classic cruiser-racer is still enormously popular 20 years after her debut. Peter tests a 1974 model in a very breezy Lymington River.

Category: Boat tests / Used boatsDescription: Sigma 33 & owner
Test of time boat test.
A cruiser-racer that is as popular now as at any time in its history, this David Thomas design benefits from strict one-design rules.

Category: Used boatsAuthor: Peter MilneDescription: Test of Time - Folkboat & owner
This elegant, well balanced Scandinavian boat is still popular and much loved over 50 years after she was designed. Peter takes the tiller of a characteristically cherished carvel version.

Category: Boat testsDescription: Sailing review
Midway in the Rival Yachts range. Two versions are offered on the same hull, the 38A aft cockpit sloop/cutter (which we reviewed) and the 38C centre cockpit with either sloop or ketch rig.

Category: Boat testsDescription: Boat report - Sealine T51
This new flagship will make its UK debut at the London Boat Show, but we travelled out to Italy to give the first off the line and exclusive test, 24 hours after it hit the water.

Category: Boat testsAuthor: David GlennDescription: Test of Time
The elegant lines and generous freeboard of this unashamed long-distance cruising boat caused quite a stir back in 1972. David took a close look at a 1982 model.

Category: Boat handlingAuthor: Mac McDiarmidDescription: Sailing Skills - Learning Curve - Holding fast
Running for shelter off the West Coast of Scotland, Mac found a popular anchorage and made doubly sure his Rival 32, Morwenna, was going to stay put.

Category: Practical / ProfileAuthor: Paul and Rachel ChandlerDescription: Rebuilding Lynn Rival
Kidnap victims Paul and Rachel Chandler are now refitting their Rival 38 to bring her back to her former glory. Restoring a rival - Getting the old teak off.

Category: Boat shows / Gear & equipment / New boatsDescription: Boat show review - All the news adn reviews from London and Dusseldorf
With the rumour mill whirring away as ever, the 2013 Tullet Prebon Boat Show had a fight on its hands, but what it lacked in size it made up for in spirit.

Category: Boat tests / New boatsAuthor: Graham SnookDescription: new boat test - would she suit you and your crew?
Legend Yachts started fitting cockpit arches long before they were popular. Have they now redefined the space inside a small yacht? Performance, at the helm, design & construction, sailplan, deck layout, living aboard.